Craig T. Nelson

Acting · Born 1944-04-04 · Spokane, Washington, USA

Biography

Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor known for his Emmy-winning role as Hayden Fox on the ABC sitcom Coach. He's also known for his roles in Poltergeist, Stir Crazy, and The Incredibles. Before becoming an actor in 1971, Nelson was a gag writer and comic based in Los Angeles. He studied at Central Washington University and the University of Arizona.

Known for

• She Was Here (2026)
• Green and Gold (2025)
• Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort (2025)
• Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
• Book Club (2018)
• Gold (2016)
• Get Hard (2015)
• Soul Surfer (2011)
• The Company Men (2010)
• The Proposal (2009)
• Blades of Glory (2007)
• All Over Again (2007)
• The Pixar Story (2007)
• The Family Stone (2005)
• Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004)
• The Curse of Poltergeist (2002)
• The Skulls (2000)
• Dirty Pictures (2000)
• The Huntress (2000)
• To Serve and Protect (1999)
• The Devil's Advocate (1997)
• Wag the Dog (1997)
• Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
• If These Walls Could Talk (1996)